Driving-gearing.



H. BUDD.

DRIVING GEARING.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. 11. 1913.

Patented July 10, 1917.

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H. BUDD.

DRIVING (BEARING.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- 1?. 1913.

1,233, 1 78. Patented July 10, 1917.

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A TTOR/VE Y HARRY BUDD, 0F INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS.

DRIVING-GEARING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July it), 191?.

Continuation of application Serial No. 627,120, filed may 15, 1911. This application filed October 17, 1913.

' Serial No. 795,689.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY Boon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Independence, in the county of Montgomery and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Driving-Gearing; and I do declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to driving gearing, and more particularly to driving gearing for washing machines or the like, the principal object of the invention being to provide gearing for a motor driven machine wherein power may be transmitted from the motor to the cylinder or to a wringer, and wherein the wringer may be driven in either direction simultaneously with the actuation of the cylinder.

In accomplishing this object, I have provided improved details of structure the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure I is a perspective view of a washing machine equipped with driving gearing constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. II is an enlarged side view of the gearing, showing the shipper head.

Fig. III is a view of the same parts, looking in the direction of the arrow, Fig. II.

Fig. IV is a sectional view on the line IVIV, Fig. II, including the hub of the belt wheel.

Fig. V is a horizontal section of the machine casing, and plan view of the gearing.

Fig. V1 is a side elevation of the casing, and vertical section of parts of the gearing, on the line VIVI, Fig. V.

Fig. VII is a perspective view of .a preferred type of Washing cylinder.

Fig. VIII is a detail view of the belt wheel hub, showing its driving cam.

Referring more in detail to the parts:

1 designates a machine casing, which is preferably supported on legs 2, and has a concaved bottom 3 for carrying a cylinder.

4 designates a cylinder, having a shaft 5 journaled within the casing 1, and a cover, which is hinged to the casing and 1S prefen ably flat at the top, so that it may serve as a table when the casing is closed.

Fixed to the forward end of the casing 1 is a wringer 7, which may be of any ordinary construction, except that the driving shaft 8 carries a sprocket wheel 9, instead of the usual crank.

Fixed on the cylinder shaft 5 (Fig. VII) is a gear wheel 10, and meshing with wheel 10 is a pinion 11, which is fixed on a shaft 12, that is journaled in the sides of the easing 1 and extends outwardly therefrom through a bearing 13, preferably formed integral with a plate 14 that is fixed to the outer face of said casing.

Revolubly mounted on shaft 12 is a gear Wheel 15, which constantly meshes with a gear wheel 16 that is revolubly mounted on a stub shaft 17, which is also journaled in the plate 14.

On the outer face of gear wheel 16 is a boss 18 (Fig. II) having a radial face 19, and having an aperture 20 in its outer face.

Revolubly mounted on the outer end of shaft 17 is a .belt wheel 21 having an inwardly directed hub 22. On the hub 22 is a boss 23, having an aperture 24- (Fig. VIII), and projecting circumfcrentially from the inner end of the hub into position for engaging the radial face of the boss 18 on the gear wheel 16, is a boss 25.

26 designates a coil spring which is carried on the wheel hub 22 and has its respective ends projected into the aperture 24 of the hub boss 23 and the aperture 20 of the gear wheel boss 18, so that when the belt wheel is revolved, the inner end of the spring is held by inertia of the transmission mechanism and parts connected therewith, and the spring tensioned until the driving boss 25 comes in contact with the radial face of the boss 18 on the gear wheel 16, and the shock, which would otherwise result from contact of the solid bosses cushioned by the spring.

lhe belt wheel 21 is connected with a belt wheel (not shown) on a motor 27, preferably of an electrical type and controlled through a switch 28 that may be located conveniently for the operator of the machine.

It is apparent that when the motor is active, the gear wheels 15 and 16 will be revolved idly on the shafts 12 and 17, under the conditions described.

sition.

a boss 57 on 29 designates a sleeve which is fixed on the outer end of the shaft 12 by a pin 30, and is provided with a feather groove 31.

Slidably mounted on the sleeve 29 is a disk 32, which is confined to the sleeve by a pin 29 and held against revoluble movement thereon by a feather 33 that is projected into the sleeve groove 31; the inner face of the disk being provided with a boss 35, which is adapted to engage a boss 34 on the outer face of the gear wheel 15 when said disk is moved inwardly on the sleeve 29,.

In the periphery of disk 32 is a groove 36, into which are projected the arms 37 of a shipper head 38, having a hub 39 slidably mounted on a stub shaft 40, which isalso carried on a plate 14, and projecting laterally from plate 14 is a bracket 41 having apertures therein forming bearings for the rods '42 and 43.

lhe inner end of the rod 42 is provided with an upturned lever 44 which is connected with the hub 39 by a link 45, and its outer end has a cranked part 46, which is connected with a bar 47 that projects through a slot 48 in a guide bracket 49, on the machine frame; the outer end of the bar being provided with a weighted handlejll, and its under edge with notches 51 and 52 for receiving the lower edge of the slotted portion of said bracket, so as to lock the rod 42 and shipper head 38 in idle or active po- It is apparent that when the disk 32 is moved over into position for locking engagement with the gear wheel 15, power is transmitted from said gear wheel through the disk and sleeve 29 to the shaft 12, and through the shaft and gear wheels 11 and 10 to the cylinder, so that the operation of the cylinder is controlled by the position of the bar 47.

Revolubly mounted on the hubbed part 53 of the plate 14, forms part of the bearing for the shaft 12,'is a sprocket wheel 55, having a hub 54, and integral with the outer end of the hub is a plate. 56, having its outer face. I

Slidably mounted on the extended hub 15 of the gear wheel 15, is a disk 58, having an integral feather 59, that is slidable with- 57 on the plate 56, so that when the disk 58 is moved over toward the plate, the bosses will engage drive the plate 56 and.

sprocket wheel 55.

Also slidably mounted on the shaft 46 '88 is moved into the Revolubly mounted on the stationaryshaft 17 is a hub 67, having an integral sprocket wheel and plate members and 69 thereon, similar to the corresponding parts on the hub 54; the plate being provided with a boss 7 (liter operatively engaging a transverse member, presently described,

Slidably mounted on the hub 16 of the gear wheel 16 is a disk 71, having a feather '72 projected into a groove 73 in the hub 16, so that the disk may move longitudinally on the hub, but be held thereto and made revoluble therewith; the feather being extended, as is the feather 59 on the disk 58,

' so that it may be projected into a recess 74 in the gear wheel 16 to drive the disk when the connection is made.

The disk 71 also has a boss 75 for engaging the boss 70 on a plate 69, so that the plate 67, with its sprocket wheel, may be driven with the disk 71 when the bosses are in engagement.

lhe disk 71 has a peripheral groove 76, containing the arms 77 of a shipper head 7 8, the hub 79 of which is slidably mounted on a stub shaft 86 that'is carried by the plate 14, below and parallel with the shaft 4,

Fixed on the handle 43 is a hub 81, having an upwardly directed arm 82 provided with a pin 83 that projects into a groove 84 in the hub 63 of the shipper head 64, and having a downwardly projected arm 85 provided with a pin 86, that projects into a groove '87 in the hub of the shipper head 7 8, so that when the rod is turned in one direction, the disk 58 will be moved into locking engagement with the sprocket 68, and vice versa The rod 43 has a cranked arm 88 on its I outer end, which extends upwardly and has a handle 89, the cranked arm being" adapted to yieldingly engage any one of the three notches 91, 92 and 93 in the bracket 94, for holding either of the sproc wheels 55 or 58 into or out of driving relation with the a ringer.

It is apparent that cranked arm 1, the upper outwardly to position, and the he moved in- I S'and 70 will shipper head will be shift the disk 58 to lower shipper head t wardly so that t lock and move t e sprocke wheels 55 the sprocket wheel $3 ameans When the arm 88 is moved into the inner notch 93, the position of the shipper heads and disks is reversed, so that the parts are driven in the opposite direction and the wringer is run backwardly.

When the middle notch 92 of the bracket 94 engages the arm 88 the disks are neutral and the wringer remains idle.

From the foregoing description, it is apparent that the gearing may be considered as comprising two individual transmission units, having constant driving connection through the loose gear wheels 15 and 16, and which may be operated separately or simultaneously through the clutch connections; one of the units comprising the members mounted on the spindle 17, and including the belt wheel 21 through which power from the motor is applied to this unit and through the gear wheel 15 to the other unit, and the second unit comprising the parts mounted on the shaft 12 and including the small gear 11 for actuating the cylinder.

To illustrate use of the gearing in connection with a washing machine; when soiled clothes are placed in'the cylinder and the motor started in operation by turning the switch 28, the gearing operates idly until the bar 47 is moved to bring the outer notch into its-locking position, thereby shifting the disk 32 so as to lock the shaft 12 to the gear wheel 15. The cylinder is then revolved and continues its operation until the bar is shifted back to disconnect the disk 32 from the drive gear 15. The lid of the cylinder may then be lifted and the wringer started in operation by moving the arm 88 into the outer notch 91, and shifting the lower disk 71 into engagement with the sprocket member 68. The wringer is then operated forwardly so that the clothes may be wrung from the cylinder into a receptacle that may be placed on the brackets 96-on the frame legs 2. 4

When the clothes have been removed from the cylinder, the dirty water may be drawn off and a fresh batch supplied to the cylinder. The cylinder may again be started in operation by manipulation of the bar 47 and, if desired, the clothes may be rinsed and then wrung back through the wringer onto the table 6; the double gearing making it possible to operate the cylinder and wringer simultaneously.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a driven shaft, of primary and intermediate shafts, a beltwheel mounted co-axially with each of said shafts, a belt run over all of said wheels, actuating mechanism, and clutch mechanism for operatively connecting the belt-wheel on either the primary or intermediate shafts wlth-said actuating mechanism.

shafts, a belt run over all of said wheels,

driving members on the primary and intermediate shafts, means for actuating .the driving members, and clutch mechanism for establishing operative connection between either of the driving members and the belt wheel'on the same shaft.

4. The combination with a driven shaft, of primary and intermediate shafts, belt wheels mounted co-axially with each of said shafts, a belt run over all of said wheels, intermeshing gear wheels revolubly mounted on said primary and intermediate shafts, and having elongated hubs, and clutch members on said gear wheel hubs for selectively engaging adjacent belt wheels.

5. The combination with a driven shaft, of primary and intermediate shafts, belt wheels mounted co-axially with each of said shafts, a belt run over all of said wheels, intermeshing gear wheels revolubly mounted on said primary and intermediate shafts and havin elongated hubs, means for driving one of said gears, a clutch member slidably mounted on each of said elongated hubs, and means for selectively shifting said clutch members into engagement with adjacent belt wheels.

6. The combination with a driven shaft, of primary and intermediate shafts, a belt wheel mounted co-axially with each of said shafts, a belt run over all of said whale, clutch mechanism for connecting the driving shaft with its belt wheel, a gear wheel operable from the driving member, and

clutch mechanism for connecting said gear wheel with the intermediate belt wheel, whereby the last named wheel is revolved oppositely to the direction of the driving.

member.

'Z. The combination with a driven shaft,

. a primary shaft, and a secondary shaft, of

and intermediate shafts, and adapted for 13'0- independent revoluble travel thereon, a belt run over all of said belt wheels, meshing gear Wheels revolubly mounted on the fixed and intermediate shafts, clutch. mechanism for operatively connecting the gear and belt wheels on the fixed shaft, and clutch mechanism for operatively connecting the gear and belt wheels on the intermediate shaft.

10.. The combination with a drivenshatt' and a belt Wheel fixed thereon, of afixed shaft, belt and gear wheels revolubly mounted thereon, a revoluble shaft, a gear wheel revo-lubly mounted thereon, a belt wheel coaxial with the revoluble shaft and adapted for rotation independently thereof, a belt run over allot said belt wheels, a clutch member slidable on the fixed shaft and adapted for operatively connecting the gear and belt wheels thereon, and a clutch member slidably mounted on the intermediate shaft adapted ior operatively connecting said gear wheel with the (to-axial belt wheel.

ii. The combination with a driven shaft and a belt wheel fixed thereon, of a fixed shaft, belt and gear wheels revolnbly mounted thereon, a revoluble shalt, a gear wheel revolnbly mounted thereon, a belt wheel to axial with the revoluble shaft and adapted for rotation independently erect, a belt run over all of said belt wheels, a clutch member slidable, on the fixed shaft and adapted for operatively. connecting the gear and belt wheels thereo and a clutch member slidably mounted on the intermediate shaft and adapted for operatively connecting said gear wheel with the co-axial belt wheel, and means for actuating the gear wheel on the fixed shaft 12. The combination a driven shaft and a belt wheel fixed thereon, of a fixed shaft, belt and gear wheels revolnbly mounted thereon, a revoluble shaft, gear wheel revclubly mounted thereon, a belt wheel coaxial with the revoluble and adapted for rotation independently t erect, a belt run over all of said bel wheels, clutch member slidable on shaft adapted for oper g the gear belt wheels insane fixed shaft.

13. Mechanism for driving separate op= erable members including means for connection with one of the members, reversible means for connection with the other member, a single driving element for both of said connecting means, and separately onerable clutches for controlling the COIBl'lQC? tions for said members.

i l. Mechanism for drivin P separately operable members, including direct connection for one of the members and reversible connection for the other member whereby the last named member may be driven in either direction simultaneously with or independently or" the first named member.-

15. Mechanism for driving separately operable members, including direct connection for one of the members and reversible connection for the other member whereby the last named member may be driven in either direction simultaneously with or independently of the first named member, and selecting means in said mechanism for determining direction of operation or the reversible member.

16. Mechanism for driving separately on erable members comprising separate driving sets, a potentially idle member in each et, common means for connecting both of said potentially idle members with an operable member, selecting means for render ing one of the potentially idle members operative independently of the other, transmission mechanism between the sets for driving the potentially idle members in opposite directions, one of said sets including means for driving a separate operable member independently of afirst n med operable member, and one said ets inclndingia prime moven Mechan member shafts, having gear connection where. J

sin for driving separately opthe one of the shafts for driving an operable bur, selectively operable means on each I shafts for actuating a transmission member, and a transmission member for conne"" ng said selectively operable means w n a second operable member, whereby said second operable member may be driven in either direction.

18. lvlechanism for driving separately operable members, comprising main and counter shafts, having gear connection whereby the shafts driven oppositely, means on one of the shafts for driving an opernember, selectively operable means on each of the shafts for actuating avtransmember, transmission member for shafts are driven oppositely, means on s, comprising main conn- Leeann connecting said selectively operable means with a second operable member, whereby said second operable member may be driven in either direction, and means for controlling operation of the driving means for the first named operable member.

19. Mechanism for driving separately operable members comprising main and coun ter shafts, gear connection between the shafts whereby the shafts are operable in opposite directions, means on one of the shafts for actuating one of the separately operable members, potentially idle members on the mam and counter shafts, clutch mechanism for selectively connecting the potentially idle members with their shafts, and means operable by either of said potentially idle members for actuating a second operable member in a direction determinable by said selective clutch mechanism.

20. The combination of transmission mechanism comprising two separate sets of movable parts, having operative connection and having separate connection for driving separate driven parts, and means for actuating a movable member in one of said sets, one of said sets including a'clutch for controlling the connection for one of said driven members and each set including a clutch whereby the connection for a second driven member may be actuated in either direction independently of the actuation of the connection for the first member, upon selective placementof said last named clutches.

21. The combination of a transmission unit having operative connection for a driven body and including a freely revoluble member, a second transmission unit having a freely revoluble member in constant operative connection with the freely revoluble member of the first unit, said transmission units including separate members for operatively connecting said units with a second driven body, clutches for selectively locking said-members on their units whereby the second driven body ma be actuated in either direction independent y of the actuation of the first named driven body.

22. The combination with a transmission unit having operative connection for a driven body and including a freely revoluble member, a second transmission unit having a freely revoluble member in constant operative connection with the freely revoluble member of the first unit, means for actuating the member in the second unit, said transmission units having separate members for operatively connecting said units with a second driven body and clutches operable from the freely movable members for selectively locking said members in their units whereby the second driven body may be actuated in either direction independently of the actuation of the first named driven body.

23. The combination of a transmission unit having an idle member, means for constantly connecting said member with a driven body, a freely revoluble member in said unit, a clutch for operatively connecting the idle member and the freely revoluble member, a second transmission unit having a freely revoluble member in constant operative connection with the like member in the first unit, means for actuating the freely revoluble member in the second unit,

a potentially idle member in each unit, common means for operatively connecting either of said idle members with a second driven body, and aclutch in each unit, each adapted for operatively connecting its potentially idle member with the freely revoluble member in the same unit.

24. The combination of a transmission unit having an idle member, means for constantly connecting one member with a driven body, a freely revoluble member in said unit, a clutch for operatively connecting the idle member and the freely revoluble member, a second transmission unit having a freely revoluble member in constant operative connection with the like member in the first unit, means for actuating the freely revoluble member in the second unit, each unit having an idle member, common means for operatively connecting both of said idle members with a second driven body, a clutch for operatively connecting each idle member with its freely revoluble member, and common means for simultaneously moving said last named clutches to selective engagement with the idle member or to neutral position.

25. The combination of a spindle, a gear wheel freely revoluble on said spindle, a driver connected with said gear wheel, a revoluble shaft, means on the shaft adapted for operative connection with a driven body, a gear wheel freely revoluble on said shaft and having constant operative connection with the gear wheel on said spindle, a clutch feathered on said shaft and adapted for opfor simultaneously actuating said clutches in opposite directions, for the purpose set forth.

26. The combination of two transmission units, means in one of said units adapted for connection with a driven member, a clutch for controlling said connection, a driver con nected with one of said transmission units, revoluble members in said units having constant connection, a member in each unit adapted for operative connection with a secnd driven member, a clutch in'eaeh nnit adapted for operative connectlon with the last named member in its unit, a shipper letill ver for each of said last named clutches, a rocking member having connection said shipper levers at opposite sides of its axial mounting, and means for actuating said rocking member, for the purpose set forth.

27. The combination with a stub shaft, of a sprocket Wheel revolubly mounted on said stub shaft and provided with a clutch face, a gear Wheel revolubly mounted on said stub shaft and provided With an entended hub, having a feather groove, a disk slidably mounted on stub shaft and having a feather projected into said groove, said disk having a clutch face and having a peripheral groove, a driving Wheel open atively connected With said gear Wheel, a bearing member, a shaft freely revoluble in said bearing member, a gear Wheel on said shaft meshing With the Wheel on the said first member, a sprocket Wheel revoluble on said bearing member in line With the sprocket Wheel on said stub shaft and having an extended hub provided With a feather projected into said groove, said disk having a clutch face and a peripheral groove, a sleeve fixed on said shaft and provided With a feather groove, a disk slidable on said sleeve and having a feather projected into said groove and having a clutch face adapted for engagement With a clutch on the last named gear Wheel and having a peripheral groove, a shipper shaft, shipper heads slidably mounted onsaid shipper shaft and having arms projected into the peripheral grooves in the clutch disks on said revoluble shaft, a second shipper shaft, a shipper body slidably mounted on said second shaft and having arms projected into the groove in the clutch disk on said stub shaft, an operating rod, a hub fixed on said operating rod and having upwardly downwardly projecting arms, a pin on said hub connected With the shipper body for operating the sprocket disk on said revoluble shaft, a pin on the lower arm connected with the shipper body for operating the clutch disk on said stub shaft, a second operating rod, a crank fixed on said second rod and connected Wit the shipper body on said sleeve, and means for operating said rods independently of each other,

28. The combination of independent shafts, means one of the shafts adapted for operative connection With a driven memher, gear Wheels onsaid shafts in constant driving engagement, a sprocket Wheel on each shaft, a belt engaging both of said sprocket Wheels, means for actuating one of said shafts, and clutches on said shafts adapted for cooperation With the loose gear Wheels and sprocket Wheels, for the purpose set forth.

29. The combination of independent shafts, means on one of said shafts for driving a driven member, means on the other independent shaft for driving the first named shaft, a transmitting element open able by the second shaft for operating a second driven member independently of the first, means on the first shaft adapted for actuating saidtransmitting element, a member operable by the driving means on the second independent shaft for efiecting movement of the second driven member in a reverse direction, and a shifting device for controlling the operation of the second driven member by the independent shafts.

30. lhe combination of primary and secondary shafts, means on the secondary shaft adapted for direct driving connection With a driven member, constantly meshing gear Wheels loosely mounted on said shafts, sprocket Wheels loosely mounted on said shafts, a belt run over the sprocket Wheels on both shafts, a clutch on the primary shaft adapted for connecting the shaft With its sprocket Wheel, and independently operable clutches on the secondary shaft adapted for connecting its gear Wheel With the shaft, or With the sprocket Wheel, for the purpose set forth,

31. The combination of a primary and a secondary shaft, means fixed on the secondary shaft for driving a driven member, a gear wheel on the primary shaft, a gear Wheel loosely mounted on the secondary shaft and meshing With the first named gear Wheel, a clutch on the secondary shaft adapted for operative engagementwith the adjacent gear wheel, sprocket Wheels loosely mounted on said shafts, a belt run over said sprocket Wheels and adapted for actuating a second driven member, and independently operable clutches on said shafts adapted for connecting the gear Wheels with the sprocket wheels, for the purpose set forth.

in testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HARRY BUDD.

l Vitnesses Jnrr. Onnnnn, G E. Bone.

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